DANES

Meaning of DANES in English

n [ pl ]

the name used in English history for those Vikings who attacked and settled in the eastern and northern parts of England in the 9th century, and whose kings ruled the whole of England from 1013 to 1042.

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DANES — Danes
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DANES — Danes
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DANES — Danes
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DANISH — I. adjective Date: 14th century of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the ~ language, II. noun …
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EXETER — ancient Isca Dumnoniorum City and administrative district (pop., 2001: 111,078), administrative and historic county of Devon , England. The county …
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ALFRED — I known as Alfred the Great born 849 died 899 King of Wessex (871–99) in southwestern England. He joined his …
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DANISH — I. ˈdānish, -nēsh sometimes ˈdan- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Danysshe, alteration (influenced by Danish Dane) of Denshe, …
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DANELAW — ˈdānˌlȯ noun also dan·la·ga -lägə ; or dane·lagh -lȯ ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English Dene lawe, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DANISH — I. ˈdā-nish adjective Date: 14th century : of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language …
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DANISH — noun the language of the danes. 2. danish ·adj belonging to the danes, or to their language or country.
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DANISH — [Dan.ish] adj (14c): of, relating to, or characteristic of Denmark, the Danes, or the Danish language [2]Danish n (15c) 1: …
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WORCESTERSHIRE — administrative and historic county of England, located in the West Midlands region. The administrative county of Worcestershire comprises six districts: …
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WESSEX — one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent …
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SKANE QUESTION — Skne also called Scania, in medieval and modern Baltic and Scandinavian history, international problem involving control of the southern Scandinavian …
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SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE — the body of written works produced in the group of languages spoken by the inhabitants of Denmark, the Faeroe Islands, …
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OLAF SIHTRICSON — died 981?, Iona? byname (in sagas) Olaf The Red, or Olaf Cuaran, Olaf also spelled Anlaf king of the Danish …
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KALMAR WAR — (161113), the war between Denmark and Sweden for control of the northern Norwegian coast and hinterland, which resulted in Sweden's …
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EDWARD — born c. 963 died March 18, 978, Corfe, Eng.; feast day March 18 Saint Edward the Martyr, silver penny, 10th …
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DENMARK — officially Kingdom of Denmark, Danish Kongeriget Danmark, Faroese Kongarkidh Danmark, Greenlandic Danmarkip Nlagauvfia a small country occupying a peninsula extending …
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DANEWIRK — also spelled Danewerk, Dannewirk, or Dannewerk, Danish Dannevirke, or Danevirke (Danes' Bulwark) the ancient frontier rampart of the Danes against …
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BURGRED — died c. 874, /875 king of Mercia (from 852) who was driven out by the Danes and went to Rome. …
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ALFRED — born 849 died 899 Alfred the Great also spelled Aelfred, byname Alfred The Great king of Wessex (871899), a Saxon …
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AETHELRED I — died April 871 Aethelred I (Ethelred) king of Wessex and of Kent (865/866-871), son of Aethelwulf of Wessex. By his …
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AELFHEAH, SAINT — born 954, Gloucestershire?, Eng. died April 19, 1012, Greenwich, London; feast day, April 19 Aelfheah also spelled Elphege, Alphage, or …
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ESTONIA — n. officially Republic of Estonia Country, northeastern Europe. It consists of a mainland area and some 1,500 islands and islets …
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